ALCAR (acetyl-l-carnitine is a metabolite of L-carnitine. When you feed either one the body will do the interconversions to some extent but if you feed L-carnitine you will end up with more

OK, Shera. I am still learning too. I believe L-Carnitine is recommended for Invokana horses where triglycerides are an issue. Your vet needs to be on board with Dr K. Acytel_L-Carntine is most

Follow up questions please Dr Kellon, about feeding minerals at the same time. Once the horse has adapted and fermentation takes place, it loses the ability to carry sand out. Can minerals be fed at

You should feed psyllium wet, mixed into a meal. In humans it is a bulking/softening laxative but horses will adapt to it and eventually ferment it so it turns out to be a prebiotic. You still get

Thanks, Nancy. I seem to recall Dr. Kellon distinguishing between the two for different purposes (maybe I have the names wrong?) -- Shera Felde, Central Oregon,

Hi Nancy, I'd be curious to find out if it's simply the warm water that does the trick. It is appealing to horses in the cold weather,especially. -- Lorna in Eastern

Hi Nancy- years ago, I was using that trick before I knew my horse( Dolly) was PPID/IR and she wouldn't drink the water, but she would blow bubbles into the water to get the grain to move to the

Would it help to add or increase magnesium? Mine have had much better bowel movements (a bit softer) since I stated adding a heaping tbsp of mag oxide. -- Linda in Grass Valley, CA 2020 Midnight

We have some horses at our boarding barn that are not metabolic but do not drink enough water and have occasional mild colics. For them we fill a 2 gallon bucket with warm water and add electrolytes

Hi Shera While you are waiting for Dr Kellon, here's folder with several article on ALCAR. ALCAR is acetyl-L-carnitine. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Acetyl-L-Carnitine More in the archives

Hi Jessica. How does your horse get water? Is there anyway you can measure his intake for a few days? Baseline calculation for water intake is 30-35 ml/ kg of body weight for maintanence ..so

Hi Jessica I would discuss why your vet recommended psyllium, and is there concern of sand accumulation and/or sand colic. If you've not done a treatment in some time, I would be inclined to do that.

Dr. Kellon, Would you please explain the difference (use and effect) of acetyl L carnitine and L carnitine (alcar?)? thank you, -- Shera Felde, Central Oregon,

Hi Lesley, He is being fed salt as well as having it available free choice. I could start soaking his hay again, but he has this issue even when everything was soaked. He is a big water drinker too,

Hi, Carlye. We really can’t offer much guidance because the type of testing done, NIR, is not accurate enough to say the mixed grass hay will be safe. Mixed grass alfalfa is not advised because

Jessica, Are you feeding salt, vs free choice salt? Feeding salt will increase water intake a bit. Psyllium without adequate water intake can make constipation worse. In my experience, horses may

Hello friends! Since changing my horse's diet and getting him off pasture, he's had smaller bowel movements, and the stool is harder. He seems to be having trouble going too. I asked my vet about it

As we don't recommend alfalfa for IR horses that limits your options. Do you have current test results for Jolene for IR or PPID? Has she been on alfalfa before without isues? We also look at

Case History and Photos are up. I put up some photos of each hoof I took today. Disclaimer: It is rainy and muddy so I rinsed off her feet but they look squishy and wet in the photos. They actually

I was able to finally get Woody to eat the PQ with Devils claw by adding it to the stuff I’d gotten at the health food store which comes in capsules and he likes as much as he used to like the PQ